Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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Here you got the famous Early iced Bliss Triumph and Irish Cobbler Seed Potatoes grown In Aroostook County, Maine. Some good Seed Sweet Potatoes to selil. Fine Seed Corn Cooke's Prolifte, Marlboro Prolifie, Georgia Six Ears, Virginia White Dent and Yellow Dent Seed Corn. German Mi et and Spring Beardless Barley. Wood's Garden Seed-all fresh this season. Sweet Peas and Nasturtium teed. Get busy, you lazy man-plant thrt garden for your wife. Bran and Shorts, Cotton Seed M eal and Chicken Feed. Piounts line of Steel Beam Plows, are the be1t mad--dispute Itl 10 lbs of GreenCo for $1.00. See belero you buy. ' "Steve is tired''. Trade at the Big Store. . H d ul Ptas Fie aeeurns, Ces Prli. Marboo roific uergia lcars Virgina Whie Den an lo flou tSeede Corn.n Ieni n ii.^ and rig .eadls yed' ardknonsest.-alfreshtyseille Seed.ine, Pbusy, you la, nRepsand tgaren for youalr ifegaby Btwen AndeSrs, rotonood Gren alav an ariecrnrMan.n W'alhingtolne oftreel m los eare Arrive1 . N~So I Tied o. Tea i J.:5 . .u4ll:10A.nM L 0:0AurM. 6 12:25C . M Beille Grenvi and G eerli No. ie No.dwthIu Rioe 70 820A M. 7t1. 7:40 A. M. 791015A.. 73t 9rli.n:55A. M.h 10ilNorthTMatn.Stee U. LOMBAD IRO W .RS. ALLEN, A Gel'ts e' 1 Passu. Aot (GrenSSeG~ ~lDJE CLINTON MAN PRINCI [NACT[D IN GR[[NVIl Calls Out Young Man Alleg Home and Empties Five I Him Instantly. Admits A Expects Acquittal Under' Greenville, March 12.-G. W. Tidwell, aged 52, traveling -representative of the Jacobs Advertising Agency, of Clin ton, this morning a few minutes after t0 o'clock, shot an instantly killed R. Emmet Walker, ago 20, a promi nent young man of this city emptying five bullets into his body, as he ap proached him at the door of the office of the Carolina Mill, where Mr. Walk er was employed as paymaster. Mr. Tidwell engaged a public service automobile at the corner of Main and Washingtin streets this 'morning a few .alnu'tes after nine o'clock -and drove immediately to the Carolina Mill ollice, and was met in the hall by Mr. Wal ker. While shaking hands with Mr. Walker he began firing from a 38 calibre revolver, held in his left hand, and the victim fell limp to the flioor, his face at Mr. Tidwell's feet. Maintaining his silence, Tidwiell en tered the automobile and drove direct to the sheriff's office, approaching Deputy Sheriff Keller, exclaiming in assionately "I've killed Walker and am now ready to surrender." Sheriff Rector imnediatoly took Tidwell into custody and carried him to the County jail. There he made ts statement to a reporter for the Daily Piedmont: "I killed him because he and a Mr. Woods invaded ny home, seduced my wie and daughter and ruined me for ever. I have no denial to maze and I only took the course that other fair minded ,men would have pursued. could stand -tne mortiflcation no longer. I would have resorted to the White Slave law, and mr.de the young m1e+: Kuiler for their 'vionga',.ig, but simply for the sake of my wife, my children and my grandchildren I could -not undergo the terrible ex posure that would result. "Walker was not alone in his evil practice, for lie and William G. Woods even took it upon themselves to go to my -home in Clinton and wrecked my home in 'ily absence. These two men also induced my wife and my daughter to Greenville and sent them money with which to come here. "I heard about them being in this city last Friday night in company with Walker and Woods, while I was in Cheraw. I came at once to Green ville, arriving here S:aturday. And to my great sorrow I learned they had been arrested. There were two things for 'me to do. To resort to the white slave law or to demand that Walker marry my daughter. I cliose the lat ter and when I put the proposition pll to him Sunday afternoon in my room at the Ottaray hotel, lie stated that such a course would be impossible, as the girl was out of his class. While in my room lie appeared indifferent and was imlipdent and insulting. I then told him .that this meeting had been friendly, but the next time it would be different. "When I first called for Mr. Wal - ker, he would not come to the hotel but sent his best friend to see me. I told the caller that it was not an oc casion for a middle man, that it was solely up to Mr. Walker and that I de sired to see him and would promise not to molest him. Walker later came to miy "eom. "I caine .to Greenville last nIght, ar rivin~g here at 9.40 from Aiiderson where I had been on business. 1 stop pod( et the Ottaray hotel. Having madeo upl my mindl pi'eviously to settle the matter In the manner in which I did. I left this mor'ning to go to the mill1 know!lr: that it would mean death for either him or ime. flefore leavling the hotel I penned a note to my son in Clinton sealed it and add~ressed it to Sheriff Reclor to be delivered to my son in the eveint that I was killed, for I knew It wouldl be found onl my per son." (lie withdrew the letter from lis insk(e coat pocket but wvould net -ormit it to be opened.) Mrl. Tid~well aippearedl cool and un excitedl when he wais applroachled at the couinty jail by a repor'ter. lie said lhe had no (denial to make, but lie hoped the pauper's would sup~press -the -news as much as possible beciause tile facts in the case wYere so revoling. At Mr. Tidwell's requieit, Sher'iff Rector called for Attorney .James Hi. Price. When Mr. Price arrived the two retired to the parlor of the jail andi held a pri'vate conference, Later the repor'ters were admitted and the defendant and his counsel deelided to make a brief statement but after'wardls changed -theoir mindls, deferrinig a state ment to the public for tihe present. An effort will b)e made immediately after the vem'dict of the coronuer's jury this afternoon to securn' bail for' the defendant. 'Thle diefend~anlt stated that lie could easily give bail andl lnllimated that there were at least a doe mina in Greenville who would plrobably gladlly go on his bail. He saidl, how ever, that lie had just as soon stay in jail as anywhere. The first iniformation Mr. Tidwell's wife and family received of the hiomi cide was from Mr. Tidwvell, himself, who called them up at Clinton this morning, shortly infter the tragedy, and in a quiet way he "broke" the news, 'begging 'that she not become excited over the affair; that he was all right, and asked that she stay at homs and- not ecme to Greenville un der any circumstances. Ho later called up his son at his place of business at Clinton and in for'med him of the tragedy, asking that ho. go home and stay wvith his sister and mother, and net to mistreat thorn in anyway. The first information the county officials rceIveri ahout thle relation ship flhrt wi nhleger1 to exist between Mr. Tidwell's witn andl daughter and the two young men, was henrdl Satur day mlorniingt when Depnty Sheriff IRn1. [ ACTOR IN TRAG[DY I THURSDAY MORNING ed to Have Broken Up His gullets into His Body Killing II Details as to Crime and 'Unwritten Law." for was informed over the telephone that two white women had gone to a negro assignation }rouse on Gower street, and had been visited during the night by two young men. 'Deputy Sheriff Keller went immediately to the houce and found the negro woman, Mary Worn and the two white women who later proved to be Mrs. Tidwell and her stepdaugther. They were ar rested but later released on bond. The men were not in the house at the time, but their identity was made known by the woman who called to the young mene for assistance. Mr. Tidwell arrived in the city dur ing the day from Cheraw and carried his wife and daugther to Clinton. He returned Sunday for the expressed pur pose of reaching a satisfactory agree ment with the young men. And he states the young men would not ac cept his proposal. lie u. ,o get to see Woods, he stated, having heard that he had left. Greenville and was not to be found. Mrs. Tidwell Is said to be a very beautiful young woman, about 22 years of age. She is Mr. Tidwell's se cond wife, his first wife having died some years ago. Hie is a man of a large family and has several grown up children as well as grandchildren. Mr. Tidwell and wife 'resided in Greenville about a year ago, being with the Greenville Daily News for a number of months, having charge of mill circulation. lie later became as sociated with the .Jacobs Advertising Agency b, Cinton, a concern that is known all over the United :'tates. In Greenville Mr. Tidwqll -resided in Hampton avenue and Mulberry streets. Mr Tidwell, who is a Tennessean by birth, stated that he had worked in practically every Houthern state and has been engaged in the newspa per biusiness from time to time, since 1870. For a long time he tn's on the Louisville Journal,' associated with Henry Watterson, lie stated. lie is a man of fine appearance, and of above the average intelligence. Na turally, he was despondent today, and occasionally showed signs of nervous ness and once or twice in the curse of his conversation with a reporter his eyes were filled with tears. But when he mingled with the sheriff and a few others in the lobby of the jail, he was cool, placid and seemed at ease. Ills general condition was the subject of comment among those who saw him. Greonville, March 13.-It was necessary for Coroner Black to go be fore a notary public and swear that George W. Tidwell confessed to him the killing of Emnet Walker before the coroner's jury could reach a ver dict. ''idwell was referred to as a "stranger" by all witnesses in the testimony, thus causing a hitch in the jury's verdict. The inquest was held yesterday af ternoon at the undertaking establish ient of Mackey & Son., resulting in the following verdict: "l mmet Walk er came to his death Thursday, March 12, 1914, as a result of pistol wounds inflicted by George W. Tidwell." The evidence of eye-witnesses to the killing was sensa'tional throughou t, showing the deliberateness of ma me~r in wvhich Tidwell actedl in carrying out his purp~ose. The testimony adduced at the inquest is given verbatim: Mr. J. P. Cain being duly sworn tes tified as follows: "Fomewhere about 10 o'clock this morning I was sitting in the omele of the Carolina Mill. Mr. Emmet Walk er was sitating at a desk dlirectly in front of nme. Mr. A. Rt. Rloddy was standling talking to me,. when I notic ed an automobile come up to our' gate. A man hastily got out of the automoe 1b11e and came to the front of the of fiee, pleeping through the windlow. le andu Mr. WValker saluted each other. This stranger then ca'me into the hall way of the oiflce and asked Walker to let him see him pirivately for one minute. Mr. Walker' arose and wvent into the hallway and extended his hand. Then the shooting commenced. There were four or five shots fired. I went to the (loot' and1 saw the last shot If'ed dlirectly into Mr'. Walker. The str'anger then dlropple'd Mr. Walker's body and .walked raplidly out of the of flee. Upon cross examination lhe testified as follows: 't~~l lil himn before the shooting. I did not see the first shiot fire<t and heard no cotn versation in the hal luand blelieve that ther'e wvas none. I didn't search the blodly, b~ut the coroner' dlid. Mr. Wnlk er has a pistol in the paymaster's of lice but I do not know whethe-r lie carries It or not, le has had it in the office for several months but I do not know whether lie has taken it from the omeie. I heard no word of the trouble from Mr. Walker. Walker's pistol in the oflice is the property of the paymaster and it is customary to keep the pistol in a place like this for pirotection of funds. Walker had no pistol on person when the stranger entered and there was no pistol near the scone of the shooting. I was nev er' 10 feet away from the shooting at any time. Walker had his left arm around the strahger's neck. I heard nothing about the conversation to show Walker was making -an attack. Walker was in his shirt sleeves and when spoken to by the stranger did not replly but walked i.nto the hallway. Ho has said niothing in the office to indifcate he was expecting trouble. The impression given me was that lie was trying to protect himself." Mr. A. A. Iloddy being duly sworn i'testIfied as followvs: "I am an onmploye of the Carolina (Cntiinued on Pagen Six.) . OL13r Otze aA lids ioyou, as Joysz er's is thke comparwzon. TRADE MARK REGISTEREC F. S.R ogser C Norfolk, Sotl. every BARGAINS INR 123 acres, four miles east of Clinton road, well improved at a J. W. Moore Place, near I $20.00 per acre. The Coleman Place, six mi: acres at a bargain. Dorr'oh Place, near Boyd's 1% per acre. Jno. Clardy Place, near' Mt. 01 45 acres one and1 one-half mi $45.00 per acre. One house and lot near the I building at $1,000.00. 1,000 acres, three miles wes tracts, at a bargain. Ii The Dr. Duvall Farm on Pe Ssplendid improvements, well locat and good neighbors.. A 50 aicre farm in same neig price. One house and lot on West: gain for a quick sale. 175 acres in Sullivan Townsl Farm. A bargain. Laurens Trust R. A. CooPE~R, President. Anderson A Blakeley, Managers - LAURENS, a}s 'eaZer says yOUV$!c?!yf 2!'1 stndad of uano Co.. Va. here EAL ESTATE Laurens Court House on bargain. Teirms easy. vit. Pleasant, 75 acres at les wvest of Laurens, 125 [ill, 220 acres at $12.50 ive, 165 acres, $10 an acre. les South-east of Laurens, lauren s Cotton Mill School t of Waterloo, in several a Ridge, 10(0 acres and ed s to schoolds, churc'(hes hborhoodl at a reasonable M1ain Str'eet, no0w at a bar ip, the T. Wood Brown Company C. W. TUNEi, sec. & Treas. Real Estate Sales. S. C.